Chrisbob said:Well, if you got Samuels you would be able to work a new deal with him and lower his cap numbers, giving a new bonus out and spreading it over any new deal and keeping the salaries low for the first few years. Players perfer deals with big bonuses as it's the only sure money they get, nothing else is guaranteed.
Others may have noticed this (I didn't read every post), but we could sign Ogunleye to a long term deal with a cap number much friendlier than Samuels over the next several years. So, unless Samuels is willing to renegotiate his deal significantly, I don't think the Dolphins will make the deal.
Samuels has significant upside, but he's not proven himself as Ogunleye has. So, I would say the Dolphins would have to get a reduced cost on Samuels AND another player or significant draft pick (like a 2nd rounder) or picks (3rd & 4th).